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Full Name
Private Michael John Wickman
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Michael John
Surname
Wickman
War
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Serial No.
43032
Date of Birth
31 May 1947
Marital Status
Single
Last Unit Served
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Victor 3
Date of Death
22 June 1968
Age at Death
21
Year of Death
1968
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Memorial Name
Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories
Biographical Notes
  • Buried at Papatoetoe. Memorial Flag was presented to family at Papakura 28/11/1989.
  • Killed in action - shrapnel wound sustained in contact with Vietcong
Description of Image
  • portrait
  • Auckland War Memorial Museum, Hall of Memories World War 2. Vietnam Names Watt - Wright
  • Hall of Memories WW2, Auckland War Memorial Museum, looking East (taken in April 1999).
Further References
  • The Vietnam Scrapbook : 'The Second ANZAC Adventure'
  • New Zealand Ex-Vietnam Services Association Inc.
  • New Zealand Herald 24 June 1968, s1.p1.
Additional Information
Private Wickman was in V Company of the Anzac Battalion when it was attacked by 30 Vietcong shortly after the New Zealanders had killed three Vietcong Guerillas in a jungle clash a few miles from the Nui Dat Task Force Base. Private Wickman was killed and four soldiers - Lt. Maurice F. Dodson, Pte Llewellyn J.H. Williams, Pte Campbell Keelan and Cpl. Arohanui L. Ropeta - were wounded in the action. The wounded were admitted to the Australian Task Force Hospital at Vung Tai where their condition was satisfactory. (NZ Herald 24 June 1968, s1,p1.)